ABSTRACT
This chapter provides an overview of the development of intercultural competence research in the higher education context in China and then examines key dimensions of and frameworks for intercultural competence from Chinese perspectives. It outlines practical implications and suggestions for educators both in limited domestic 'home'-based situations in the higher education context in China as well as in Anglo-Western universities, where the number of Chinese international students continues to increase significantly. The Wang and Kulich studies highlight the value of a descriptive and reflective intercultural ethnographic interview approach as an intervention and means of developing and assessing intercultural competence, particularly effective in the higher education context in China. With China's massive base of students, coupled with trends towards greater enrolment abroad, and the new national emphasis on intercultural competence within China, understanding the Chinese context is important both for theorising and for developing relevant and practical designs for cultivating intercultural competence within China and globally.
